Trade
Theresa May rejects calls to relax UK visa rules
07 Nov 2016
While Britain’s priority is to encourage businesses set up shop in the UK, Indians on work visas will be allowed to join the Registered Travellers Scheme to get through UK border controls more quickly
China trying to stall exports from India: report
04 Nov 2016
China has built up its huge trade surplus with India at the cost of several small-time Indian exporters by erecting non-tariff barriers to foil attempts to export manufactured goods to China
Modi’s Japan visit seen clinching civil nuclear deal
04 Nov 2016
While a civil nuclear cooperation deal with Japan would open up the Indian market for Japanese nuclear plant makers, there is political and moral resistance to Japan signing a nuclear deal with India, particularly after the Fukushima disaster in 2011
India, Iran set February deadline for Farzad-B gas field deal
26 Oct 2016
The Farzad-B gas field, which will be developed by a consortium led by ONGC Videsh, is estimated to have in-place reserves of 18.75 trillion cubic feet of gas
India seeks access to US market for agricultural products
20 Oct 2016
The US keeps its agricultural products market off limits for India through specious phytosanitary norms while pushing for greater protection of its products in the Indian market
India, Russia sign big-ticket defence deals; resolve to fight terror jointly
15 Oct 2016
Besides defence deals involving sale of S-400 ‘Triumf’ air defence systems and joint production of state-of-art frigates and Kamov 226T helicopters, Russia has agreed to deepen cooperation with India in a range of crucial sectors, including fight against terrorism
Retailers scared to sell Chinese goods, stocks pile up
15 Oct 2016
Chinese lighting and decorative products enter the Indian markets three months before Diwali, but this year wholesalers are stuck as there is a 20-per cent decline in offtake by retailers due to calls on social media for a boycott of Chinese products